Although the majority of the mineral commodities registered a decline in output, the value of the Philippines’ total mineral production during the first three months of 2021 managed to rise by 14.11 percent to P28.91 billion from P25.34 billion during the same period last year. This was...
BLACKPINK (YG Entertainment) The K-pop fandom and K-pop girl group BLACKPINK have been chosen as honorees of Gold House’s 2021 A100 List of the “most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders (APIs)” to celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this...
Inspired by the golden hour over the Swiss Alps, La Prairie reveals the secret to a radiant complexion and inner glow THE GOLDEN HOUR The lofty summits of the Swiss Alps in gilded glory at dusk For the latest of La Prairie’s breakthroughs, the Pure Gold Collection, nature, science, and...
The Philippine government has already finalized the updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) nearly two years since the major mining deal expired. MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (Photo credit:...
Believe the hype! Team Manila will be releasing a series of NFT that promotes the sovereignty of the Philippines I have many visual artist friends who have considered the internet a double edged sword. For one, it makes it easier to show off their work to a global audience. But on the other hand,...
The two firms of the Masbate Gold Project, Filminera Resources Corporation and Phil. Gold Processing & Refining Corp., received four awards in the recently-concluded 2020 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards (PMIEA), in the Best Mining Forest and Safest Mine categories. The...
Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) and the Philippine government are now finalizing the terms of their updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the resumption of the operations of the Didipio gold and copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya. In a regulatory...
As many as 496 employees at the Didipio gold and copper mine have lost their jobs during the first round of permanent layoff conducted by Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold). Along with the termination of direct employees, approximately 400 people working with...
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has rejected the request of the Australian-Canadian miner Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) to transport the remaining ore from its suspended mine site in Barangay Didipio in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. In his letter to OGPI General Manager David Way, MGB...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will accelerate its gold purchases and will be more opportunistic in its gold trading, according to its highest-ranking official. MB File “BSP will be opportunistic, sell when gold prices are high,” said BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno over the weekend. He...
Alisah Bonaobra She is into all things gold. From gadgets to trinkets, Alisah Bonaobra is fond of the precious metal that sparkles. She is even dubbed “The Golden Voice” by the team that manages her career. So, when offered to record new song that again has “gold” in the title,...
The environment and experiences that we are exposed to are commonly where our passion and interests rise from. For Lhea Mallillin, 38, a full-time teacher and a weekend farmer, love for agriculture is something that arose from her childhood experiences. “I grew up in a barangay where the major...
